Tuesday of the 5th Week of Lent

Today's readings explore the mystery of salvation through what seems like defeat and death. We hear how God's people in the wilderness found healing by looking upon a bronze serpent, while Jesus speaks of being "lifted up" as the moment when his true identity will be revealed. Both passages invite us to see how God transforms instruments of death into sources of life. Today's Readings: • First Reading: Numbers 21:4-9 • Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21 • Gospel: John 8:21-30